Designated Survivor
2016 American political thriller series
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| October 12 2021 | Complete series featuring all three seasons was released on DVD in Region 1. |
| July 24 2019 | Netflix announces the series will not be renewed for a fourth season. |
| July 1 2019 | First episode 'Day 60: The Acting President' aired on television |
| July 1 2019 | The South Korean remake 'Designated Survivor: 60 Days' premiered on tvN in South Korea and Netflix worldwide, starring Ji Jin-hee in the lead role. |
| June 7 2019 | Third and final season premiered on Netflix. |
| April 24 2019 | Announcement that the third season will premiere on Netflix on June 7, 2019. |
| November 15 2018 | Lauren Holly and Benjamin Watson are cast in recurring roles as Lynn Harper and Dontae Evans. |
| October 2018 | Netflix acquired streaming rights to the first two seasons of Designated Survivor in the United States and Canada. |
| October 18 2018 | Anthony Edwards, Julie White, and Elena Tovar are cast in recurring roles for the third season as Mars Harper, Lorraine Zimmer, and Isabel Pardo, respectively. |
| September 5 2018 | Netflix confirms pickup of the series for a third season of 10 episodes. |
| May 11 2018 | ABC cancels the series after two seasons due to high showrunner turnover and declining ratings. |
| 2017 | TV series 'Designated Survivor' is nominated for People's Choice Award for Favorite New TV Drama |
| 2017 | TV series 'Designated Survivor' is nominated for Saturn Award for Best Action/Thriller Television Series |
| 2017 | Kiefer Sutherland is nominated for People's Choice Award for Favorite Actor In A New TV Series |
| September 27 2017 | Second season premieres. |
| September 27 2017 | Second season premiered on ABC. |
| August 29 2017 | First season of Designated Survivor was released on DVD in Region 1. |
| May 11 2017 | Series renewed for a second season. |
| May 11 2017 | Series was renewed for a second season by ABC. |
| 2016 | TV series 'Designated Survivor' wins TV Guide Award for Most Exciting TV Series |
| 2016 | TV series 'Designated Survivor' wins Critics' Choice Television Award for Most Exciting New Series |
| 2016 | First episode set a record for DVR viewers with 7.67 million, breaking the previous record for a pilot episode viewership |
| 2016 | The first season received an 87% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes, with critics praising Kiefer Sutherland's performance and the show's fast-paced political drama. |
| 2016 | TV Guide editors placed Designated Survivor as the top pick among the most anticipated new shows of the 2016–17 season, praising its strong pilot and compelling premise. |
| December 2016 | Jeff Melvoin hired as showrunner, replacing Jon Harmon Feldman, and supervises the second half of the season. |
| November 4 2016 | Mariana Klaveno is cast as the Dark-Haired Woman, a clandestine operator connected to the Capitol attack. |
| September 2016 | Mykelti Williamson is cast as Admiral Chernow, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. |
| September 29 2016 | The network announced a full-season order for the show. |
| September 21 2016 | Designated Survivor premieres on ABC. |
| September 21 2016 | First episode premiered, attracting over 10 million viewers. |
| August 2016 | Ashley Zukerman joins the series in a recurring role as Peter MacLeish, an Afghan War veteran and Congressman. |
| July 2016 | Series producers and cast members promoted Designated Survivor at San Diego Comic-Con, including a special preview screening featuring co-stars Maggie Q and Kal Penn. |
| July 2016 | Malik Yoba is announced for a recurring role as Jason Atwood, the Deputy Director of the FBI, and Virginia Madsen is cast as Congresswoman Kimble Hookstraten. |
| June 2016 | Jon Harmon Feldman confirmed as showrunner and executive producer. |
| May 2016 | Formal announcement of 13 episodes; Amy B. Harris initially set as showrunner but steps down due to creative differences. |
| May 17 2016 | Full trailer for Designated Survivor was released, providing a more comprehensive preview of the series. |
| May 6 2016 | Teaser trailer for Designated Survivor was released, marking the initial promotional effort for the political thriller series. |
| May 6 2016 | Formal announcement of the TV series made public. |
| March 2016 | LaMonica Garrett joins the cast as Mike Ritter, Kirkman's Secret Service agent, and Tanner Buchanan and Mckenna Grace are cast as Kirkman's children. |
| February 2016 | Additional main cast members are announced, including Kal Penn as the speech writer, Maggie Q as the lead FBI agent, Natascha McElhone as Kirkman's wife, and Italia Ricci as Kirkman's chief of staff. |
| December 2015 | Kiefer Sutherland joins the cast of Designated Survivor, accepting the lead role of Tom Kirkman after reading the first script and believing it could define the next decade of his career. |
| December 2015 | ABC orders Designated Survivor straight to series with 13 episodes. |
| December 14 2015 | The TV series was ordered straight to series by the network, bypassing the traditional pilot stage. |
| September 25 2014 | Previous DVR pilot episode record of almost 7 million was set by How to Get Away with Murder |
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